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Maya Angelou: I made the...

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I made the decision to quit show business. Give up the skintight dresses and manicured smiles. The false concern over sentimental lyrics. I would never again work to make people smile inanely and would take on the responsibility of making them think.

Source: The Heart of a Woman, 1981
-- Maya Angelou, (Apr 4 1928-2014), US actress, author; She wrote autobiographical best-sellers including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1970.


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